{"id":102937,"date":"2026-07-21T08:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/safety-health-environment-and-esg-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:43:09","slug":"safety-health-environment-and-esg-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/safety-health-environment-and-esg-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Health Environment and ESG Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Safety Health Environment and ESG Manager\", \"description\": \"Role Purpose:\\nTo lead, develop and continuously improve the Company's Safety, Health and Environment SHE management systems by ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, embedding a proactive safety culture, minimizing operational risks, protecting employees and the environment, and driving continuous improvement across all manufacturing operations. The role will additionally support the development and implementation of the organization\u2019s Social and Governance SG agenda by coordinating sustainability initiatives, ESG reporting, stakeholder engagement and governance activities to ensure compliance with applicable reporting frameworks and enhance the organization's sustainability performance.\\nKey Duties and Responsibilities:\\nSafety Leadership\\nDevelop and implement the SHE strategy across all operations.\\nChampion a Zero Harm culture.\\nDrive behavioural safety programmes.\\nEnsure compliance with ISO 45001 requirements.\\nLead safety committees.\\nMonitor safety performance goals.\\nConduct management safety reviews.\\nOccupational Health\\nDevelop occupational health programmes.\\nOversee employee wellness initiatives.\\nCoordinate medical surveilance.\\nMonitor occupational illness.\\nManage contractor health and safety compliance.\\nLead emergency preparedness and response.\\nEnvironmental Management\\nRetain but strengthen operational SHE responsibilities:\\nEnvironmental compliance.\\nWaste management.\\nWater conservation.\\nEnergy efficiency.\\nPollution prevention.\\nCarbon reduction.\\nEnvironmental audits.\\nISO 14001 implementation.\\nEnvironmental incident investigations.\\nSHE Compliance & Risk\\nEnsure compliance with OSHA, NEMA and all statutory requirements.\\nLead internal and external SHE audits.\\nIncident investigations.\\nRisk assessments.\\nPermit-to-work systems.\\nContractor safety.\\nCorrective action management.\\nBusiness continuity support.\\nESG\\nLead and support the implementation of the Company's ESG strategy in line with business objectives.\\nCoordinate the preparation of the Annual Sustainability Report and Board ESG reports.\\nLead the development and review of ESG-related policies and procedures.\\nMonitor compliance with ESG reporting requirements and governance standards.\\nDevelop and maintain ESG performance dashboards and scorecards.\\nMonitor ESG KPIs and ensure the accuracy and integrity of sustainability data.\\nCoordinate ESG engagement with customers, investors, regulators, suppliers, and community stakeholders.\\nRespond to sustainability questionnaires and support customer ESG requirements.\\nPromote responsible sourcing practices.\\nConduct supplier ESG assessments and monitor supplier sustainability performance.\\nJob Requirements\\nBachelor\u2019s degree in environmental science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Chemical Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Occupational Health & Safety, Business Administration, or a related field.\\n5\u201310 years of relevant experience in sustainability, ESG, HSE, environmental management, or corporate governance.\\nAt least 3 years in a leadership role.\\nExperience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.\\nExperience implementing sustainability programmes and preparing ESG reports.\\nProven stakeholder engagement and project management experience.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-20\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Unga Holding\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-03T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Unga Holding<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-03<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Role Purpose:<br \/>To lead, develop and continuously improve the Company&#8217;s Safety, Health and Environment SHE management systems by ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, embedding a proactive safety culture, minimizing operational risks, protecting employees and the environment, and driving continuous improvement across all manufacturing operations. The role will additionally support the development and implementation of the organization\u2019s Social and Governance SG agenda by coordinating sustainability initiatives, ESG reporting, stakeholder engagement and governance activities to ensure compliance with applicable reporting frameworks and enhance the organization&#8217;s sustainability performance.<br \/>Key Duties and Responsibilities:<br \/>Safety Leadership<br \/>Develop and implement the SHE strategy across all operations.<br \/>Champion a Zero Harm culture.<br \/>Drive behavioural safety programmes.<br \/>Ensure compliance with ISO 45001 requirements.<br \/>Lead safety committees.<br \/>Monitor safety performance goals.<br \/>Conduct management safety reviews.<br \/>Occupational Health<br \/>Develop occupational health programmes.<br \/>Oversee employee wellness initiatives.<br \/>Coordinate medical surveilance.<br \/>Monitor occupational illness.<br \/>Manage contractor health and safety compliance.<br \/>Lead emergency preparedness and response.<br \/>Environmental Management<br \/>Retain but strengthen operational SHE responsibilities:<br \/>Environmental compliance.<br \/>Waste management.<br \/>Water conservation.<br \/>Energy efficiency.<br \/>Pollution prevention.<br \/>Carbon reduction.<br \/>Environmental audits.<br \/>ISO 14001 implementation.<br \/>Environmental incident investigations.<br \/>SHE Compliance &#038; Risk<br \/>Ensure compliance with OSHA, NEMA and all statutory requirements.<br \/>Lead internal and external SHE audits.<br \/>Incident investigations.<br \/>Risk assessments.<br \/>Permit-to-work systems.<br \/>Contractor safety.<br \/>Corrective action management.<br \/>Business continuity support.<br \/>ESG<br \/>Lead and support the implementation of the Company&#8217;s ESG strategy in line with business objectives.<br \/>Coordinate the preparation of the Annual Sustainability Report and Board ESG reports.<br \/>Lead the development and review of ESG-related policies and procedures.<br \/>Monitor compliance with ESG reporting requirements and governance standards.<br \/>Develop and maintain ESG performance dashboards and scorecards.<br \/>Monitor ESG KPIs and ensure the accuracy and integrity of sustainability data.<br \/>Coordinate ESG engagement with customers, investors, regulators, suppliers, and community stakeholders.<br \/>Respond to sustainability questionnaires and support customer ESG requirements.<br \/>Promote responsible sourcing practices.<br \/>Conduct supplier ESG assessments and monitor supplier sustainability performance.<br \/>Job Requirements<br \/>Bachelor\u2019s degree in environmental science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Chemical Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Occupational Health &#038; Safety, Business Administration, or a related field.<br \/>5\u201310 years of relevant experience in sustainability, ESG, HSE, environmental management, or corporate governance.<br \/>At least 3 years in a leadership role.<br \/>Experience in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.<br \/>Experience implementing sustainability programmes and preparing ESG reports.<br \/>Proven stakeholder engagement and project management experience.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Unga Holding on career55.sapsf.eu to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1283212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-03 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Unga Holding Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-03 Job Description Role Purpose:To lead, develop and continuously improve the Company&#8217;s Safety, Health and Environment SHE management systems by ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, embedding a proactive safety culture, minimizing operational risks, protecting employees and the environment, and driving continuous improvement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1425,1413,1412,1496],"class_list":["post-102937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-unga-holding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}